Georgia College Soccer Sweeps Pirate Soccer Shootout

SAVANNAH, Ga. - The
Georgia College & State University women's soccer team (2-0)
outlasted Florida Southern College (0-2) 1-0, today (Aug. 30) to
close the AASU Pirate Soccer Shootout. The shutout is the second
for the Bobcats this season, in as many games. Georgia College now
has shutouts in its last five regular-season
matches.

Things looked
promising for Georgia College early on as senior forward Jamie Nevin
(Grovetown, Ga.) hooked up with sophomore Megan McAlpin
(Newnan, Ga.) and netted the only goal of the match in the
eighth minute. The goal was lucky number 13 for Nevin in her
career, as she remains the school's active leader in
scoring.

The Mocs tried to strike back
out-shooting the Bobcats 15-7, including a 9-2 edge in the second
period. This kept Bobcat goalkeeper Jessica Binkowski
(Cumming, Ga.) on her toes, grabbing four saves for the
contest with a complete-game effort. Florida Southern goalie Marina
Tng Billing collected two saves, both in the second period.

"It was a hard-fought win
today," said GCSU head coach Juan Pablo Favero.
"Playing games back-to-back and on a very heavy field due to the
rain, I'm proud of our girls for fighting their way through. We
shut down a pretty potent offensive attacking team today."

The Bobcats start the season
2-0 for the first time in the six-year program's history.

The ‘Cats are back in
action Friday, Sept. 4, hosting the first Bobcat Shootout
tournament as they take on Catawba College (0-0-1) in the home
opener at 8 p.m. Catawba most recently tied Pfeiffer University 2-2
Aug. 29.

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